Archive for the ‘Thriller’ Category
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | UK | New Zealand
Runtime: 135 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The story of a life and everything that came after…
Cast: Saoirse Ronan … Susie Salmon
Mark Wahlberg … Jack Salmon
Rachel Weisz … Abigail Salmon
Stanley Tucci … George Harvey
Susan Sarandon … Grandma Lynn
Jake Abel … Brian Nelson
Rose McIver … Lindsey Salmon
Nikki SooHoo … Holly
Reece Ritchie … Ray Singh
Amanda Michalka … Clarissa
Michael Imperioli … Len Fenerman
Thomas McCarthy … Principal Caden
Carolyn Dando … Ruth
Andrew James Allen … Samuel Heckler
Anna George … Mrs. Singh
Charlie Saxton … Ronald Drake
Christian Thomas Ashdale … Buckley Salmon
Stink Fisher … Mr. Connors
Stefania Owen … Flora Hernandez
Robyn Malcolm … Foremans Wife
Evelyn Lennon … Baby Susie Salmon
Bravo … Holiday – Dog
Tina Graham … Sophie Cichetti
Steven Moreti … Diner Customer
John Jezior … Mr. O'Dwyer
Seth F. Miller … Soccer Coach
Plot: Centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 13 nominations
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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada
Runtime: 158 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: We Were Warned.
Cast: John Cusack … Jackson Curtis
Amanda Peet … Kate Curtis
Chiwetel Ejiofor … Adrian Helmsley
Thandie Newton … Laura Wilson
Oliver Platt … Carl Anheuser
Thomas McCarthy … Gordon Silberman (as Tom McCarthy)
Woody Harrelson … Charlie Frost
Danny Glover … President Thomas Wilson
Liam James … Noah Curtis
Morgan Lily … Lilly Curtis
Zlatko Buric … Yuri Karpov
Beatrice Rosen … Tamara
Alexandre Haussmann … Alec
Philippe Haussmann … Oleg
Johann Urb … Sasha
Plot: An epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
Awards: 2 wins & 8 nominations
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Saturday, October 24th, 2009
All Genres:
Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: There are four kinds of alien encounters. The fourth kind is abduction.
Cast: Milla Jovovich … Abbey Tyler
Will Patton … Sheriff August
Hakeem Kae-Kazim … Awolowa Odusami
Corey Johnson … Tommy Fisher
Enzo Cilenti … Scott Stracinsky
Elias Koteas … Abel Campos
Eric Loren … Deputy Ryan
Mia McKenna-Bruce … Ashley Tyler
Raphaël Coleman … Ronnie Tyler
Daphne Alexander … Theresa
Alisha Seaton … Cindy Stracinski
Tyne Rafaeli … Sarah Fisher
Pavel Stefanov … Timothy Fisher
Kiera McMaster … Joe Fisher
Sarah Houghton … Jessica
Plot: A thriller involving an ongoing unsolved mystery in Alaska, where one town has seen an extraordinary number of unexplained disappearances during the past 40 years and there are accusations of a federal cover up.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:109 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Meet Darren. He's sixteen going on immortal.
Cast: John C. Reilly … Larten Crepsley
Josh Hutcherson … Steve
Chris Massoglia … Darren Shan
Jessica Carlson … Rebecca
Michael Cerveris … Mr. Tiny
Ray Stevenson … Murlaugh
Patrick Fugit … Evra the Snake Boy
Daniel Newman … Pete
Morgan Saylor … Annie
Don McManus … Mr. Shan
Colleen Camp … Mrs. Shan
Ken Watanabe … Mr. Tall
Salma Hayek … Madame Truska
Orlando Jones … Alexander Ribs
Frankie Faison … Rhamus Twobellies
Plot: A young boy named Darren Shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a Vampire. After a series of events Darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the Cirque Du Freak and become a Vampire.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Canada | USA | UK | Australia
Runtime: 90 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The Game Comes Full Circle
Writers: Marcus Dunstan (screenplay) Patrick Melton (screenplay)
Cast: Tobin Bell … Jigsaw / John
Costas Mandylor … Mark Hoffman
Mark Rolston … Dan Erickson
Betsy Russell … Jill Tuck
Shawnee Smith … Amanda Young
Peter Outerbridge … William Easton
Athena Karkanis … Agent Lindsey Perez
Samantha Lemole … Pamela Jenkins
Tanedra Howard … Simone
Marty Moreau … Eddie
Shawn Ahmed … Allen
Janelle Hutchison … Addy
Gerry Mendicino … Janitor
Caroline Cave … Debbie
George Newbern … Harold Abbott
Plot: Special Agent Strahm is dead, and Detective Hoffman has emerged as the unchallenged successor to Jigsaw’s legacy…
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 118 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Sean Patrick Flanery … Connor MacManus
Norman Reedus … Murphy MacManus
Billy Connolly … Il Duce
Clifton Collins Jr. … Romeo
Julie Benz … Eunice Bloom
Peter Fonda … The Roman
Paul Johansson … Rick
Judd Nelson … Concezio Yakavetta
David Della Rocco … Rocco
Bob Marley … Detective Greenly
Brian Mahoney … Detective Duffy
David Ferry … Detective Dolly
Gerard Parkes … Doc
Richard Fitzpatrick … The Chief
Robert Mauriell … Louie
Plot: The MacManus brothers are living a quiet life in Ireland with their father, but when they learn their beloved priest has been killed by mob forces, the duo return to Boston to bring justice to those responsible. add synopsis
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
All Genres:
Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: USA:101 min
Languages: English | German
Director:
Tagline: This fall Daddy's home.
Cast: Dylan Walsh … David Harris
Sela Ward … Susan Harding
Penn Badgley … Michael Harding
Amber Heard … Kelly Porter
Sherry Stringfield … Leah
Paige Turco … Jackie Kerns
Jon Tenney … Jay
Nancy Linehan Charles … Mrs. Cutter
Marcuis Harris … Detective Shay
Braeden Lemasters … Sean Harding
Deirdre Lovejoy … Detective Tylar
Skyler Samuels … Beth Harding
Blue Deckert … Captain Mackie
Jason Wiles … Dylan Bennet
Kara Briola … Real Estate Assistant
Plot: Michael returns home from military school to find his mother happily in love and living with her new boyfriend. As the two men get to know each other, he becomes and suspicious of the man who is always there with a helpful hand.
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Tuesday, September 29th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 99 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Sung Kang … Hollywood
Randall Duk Kim … Tattoo Master
Jonathan Chan-Pensley … Yakuza Henchman
Yuki Iwamoto … Yakuza Couch
Ill-Young Kim … Yakuza Mohawk
Ben Miles … Maslow
Naomie Harris … Mika
Rain … Raizo
Stephen Marcus … Kingpin
Linh Dan Pham … Pretty Ninja
Fang Yu … Laundromat Manager
Adriana Altaras … Landlady
Shô Kosugi … Ozunu
Kylie Goldstein … Young Kiriko (as Kylie Liya Goldstein)
Yoon Sungwoong … Young Raizo
Plot: A young ninja turns his back on orphanage that raised him, leading to a confrontation with a fellow ninja from the clan.
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Friday, September 25th, 2009
All Genres:
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Germany
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English | Vietnamese | German
Director:
Tagline: Don't fear the end of the world. Fear what happens next.
Cast: Dennis Quaid … Payton
Ben Foster … Bower
Cam Gigandet … Gallo
Antje Traue … Nadia
Cung Le … Manh
Eddie Rouse … Leland
Norman Reedus … Shepard
André Hennicke … Hunter Leader
Friederike Kempter … Evalon
Niels-Bruno Schmidt … Insane Officer 'Eden'
Asia Luna Mohmand … Child Hunter
Delphine Chuillot … Young Bower's Mother
Wotan Wilke Möhring … Young Bower's Father
Julian Rappe … Young Bower
Domenico D'Ambrosio … Wounded Officer 'Eden'
Plot: A pair of crew members aboard a spaceship wake up with no knowledge of their mission or their identities.
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 89 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: How do you save humanity when the only thing that's real is you?
Cast: Bruce Willis … Tom Greer
Radha Mitchell … Peters
Rosamund Pike … Maggie
Boris Kodjoe … Stone
James Francis Ginty … Canter Surrogate
James Cromwell … Older Canter
Ving Rhames … The Prophet
Jack Noseworthy … Strickland
Devin Ratray … Bobby
Michael Cudlitz … Colonel Brendon
Jeffrey De Serrano … Armando
Helena Mattsson … JJ
Michael Phillip … Uniformed Cop
Danny F Smith … Victim (as Danny Smith)
Brian A. Parrish … Hard Hat (as Brian Parrish)
Plot: Set in a futuristic world where humans live in isolation and interact through surrogate robots, a cop (Willis) is forced to leave his home for the first time in years in order to investigate the murders of others
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Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009
All Genres:
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: The System Must Pay
Cast: Jamie Foxx … Nick Rice
Gerard Butler … Clyde Shelton
Colm Meaney … Detective Dunnigan
Bruce McGill … Jonas Cantrell
Leslie Bibb … Sarah Lowell
Michael Irby … Detective Garza
Gregory Itzin … Warden Iger
Regina Hall … Kelly Rice
Emerald-Angel Young … Denise Rice
Christian Stolte … Clarence Darby
Annie Corley … Judge Laura Burch
Richard Portnow … Bill Reynolds
Viola Davis … Mayor
Michael Kelly … Bray
Josh Stewart … Rupert Ames
Plot: A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family’s killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
Awards: 2 nominations
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 115 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: You Are The Experiment
Cast: Cameron Diaz … Norma Lewis
James Marsden … Arthur Lewis
Frank Langella … Arlington Steward
James Rebhorn … Norm Cahill
Holmes Osborne … Dick Burns
Sam Oz Stone … Walter Lewis
Gillian Jacobs … Dana
Celia Weston … Lana Burns
Deborah Rush … Clymene Steward
Lisa K. Wyatt … Rhonda Martin
Mark S. Cartier … Martin Teague (as Mark Cartier)
Kevin Robertson … Wendel Matheson
Michele Durrett … Rebecca Matheson (as Michele Durett)
Ian Kahn … Vick Brenner
John Magaro … Charles
Plot: A small wooden box arrives on the doorstep of a married couple, who know that opening it will grant them a million dollars and kill someone they don’t know.
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: Canada:105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline:
Cast: Edward Norton … Bill Kincaid / Brady Kincaid
Melanie Lynskey … Colleen
Susan Sarandon … Daisy Kincaid
Keri Russell … Janet
Richard Dreyfuss … Pug Rothbaum
Ty Burrell
Tim Blake Nelson
Maggie Siff … Rabbi Zimmerman
Lucy DeVito
Randal Reeder … Shaver
Josh Pais … Ken Feinman
Krystal Mayo … Bacchanalian
Steve Earle … Buddy Fuller
Ken Cheeseman … Jimmy Fuller
Lisa Benavides … Suzie Feinman
Naima Imani Lett … Sally
Lee Wilkof … Levy
Tim Ware … Minister Davies
Alyssia Dujmovich … Jilly
Chris Freihofer … Doctor
Tina Parker … Sharon
Jim Henry … Policeman
Leo Fabian … Wadell
Robin McGee … Salesman
Jenna Podell … Staci Feinman
Thomas Wallace … Professor
Henry Max Nelson … Gabe Feinman
Plot: An Ivy League professor is lured back to his Oklahoma hometown, where his twin brother, a small-time pot grower, has concocted a scheme to take down a local drug lord. add synopsis
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Sunday, September 13th, 2009
All Genres:
Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada | France
Runtime: 96 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: She invited Chloe into her life, her home and her marriage. Big mistake
Cast: Julianne Moore … Catherine
Liam Neeson … David
Amanda Seyfried … Chloe
Nina Dobrev … Anna
Max Thieriot … Michael rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Laura DeCarteret … Alicia
Meghan Heffern … Miranda
David Reale … Boy
Mishu Vellani … Julie
Plot: A doctor hires an escort to seduce her husband, whom she suspects of cheating, though unforeseen events put the family in danger. add synopsis
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Friday, September 11th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: Australia | USA
Runtime: 98 min
Languages: English
Director: Michael Spierig
Peter Spierig
Tagline: In 2019, The Most Precious Natural Resource… Is Us.
Writers: Michael Spierig (written by) & Peter Spierig (written by)
Cast: Harriet Minto-Day … Lisa Barrett
Jay Laga'aia … Senator Turner
Damien Garvey … Senator Westlake
Sahaj Dumpleton … Homeless Vampire
Allan Todd … Businessman
Gabriella Di Labio … Businesswoman
Ben Siemer … Police Officer
Peter Welman … Police Officer
Ethan Hawke … Edward Dalton
Callum McLean … Vampire School Kid
Jarrad Pon … Vampire School Kid
Victoria Williams … Vampire School Kid
Zoe White … Vampire School Kid
Aolani Roy … Vampire School Kid
Tiffany Lamb … News Reader
Plot: In the year 2019, a plague has transformed most every human into vampires. Faced with a dwindling blood supply, the fractured dominant race plots their survival; meanwhile, a researcher works with a covert band of vamps on a way to save humankind. add synopsis
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 102 min | 107 min (unrated version)
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: She's evil… and not just high school evil.
Cast: Megan Fox … Jennifer
Amanda Seyfried … Needy
Johnny Simmons … Chip
Adam Brody … Nikolai
Sal Cortez … Chas
Ryan Levine … Mick
Juan Riedinger … Dirk
Colin Askey … Keyboardist
Chris Pratt … Roman Duda
Juno Ruddell … Officer Warzak
Kyle Gallner … Colin Gray
Josh Emerson … Jonas Konelle
J.K. Simmons … Mr. Wroblewski
Amy Sedaris … Needy's Mom
Cynthia Stevenson … Chip's Mom
Plot: A newly possessed cheerleader turns into a killer who specializes in offing her male classmates. Can her best friend put an end to the horror?
Awards: 1 nomination
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA | Canada | France
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English | Russian
Director:
Tagline: See Your Last Breath.
Writers: Jon Hoeber (screenplay) & Erich Hoeber (screenplay) …
Cast: Kate Beckinsale … Carrie Stetko
Gabriel Macht … Robert Pryce
Tom Skerritt … Dr. John Fury
Columbus Short … Delfy
Alex O'Loughlin … Russell Haden
Shawn Doyle … Sam Murphy
Joel S. Keller … Jack (as Joel Keller)
Jesse Todd … Rubin
Arthur Holden … McGuire
Erin Hickock … Rhonda (as Erin Hicock)
Bashar Rahal … Russian Pilot
Julian Cain … Russian Co-pilot
Dennis Keiffer … Russian Guard #1
Andrei Runtso … Russian Guard #2
Roman Varshavsky … Russian Guard #3
Plot: U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months.
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Wednesday, September 9th, 2009
All Genres:
Horror, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 101 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Sisters for life… and death.
Cast: Teri Andrzejewski … Bra-Clad Sister
Adam Berry … Danny
Megan Wolfley … Trampoline Sister (as Megan Elizabeth Wolfley)
Robert Belushi … Amazed Senior Guy
Marie Blanchard … Over-It Sister
Briana Evigan … Cassidy
Zack Garrett … Thwarted Guy
Margo Harshman … Chugs
Rumer Willis … Ellie
Jamie Chung … Claire
Leah Pipes … Jessica
Audrina Patridge … Megan
Matt O'Leary … Garrett
Julian Morris … Andy
Debra Gordon … Mrs. Tappan
Plot: A group of sorority sisters try to cover up the death of their house-sister after a prank gone wrong, only to be stalked by a serial killer.
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
All Genres:
Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 108 min
Languages: English
Director:
Tagline: Based on a tattle-tale
Cast: Matt Damon … Mark Whitacre
Lucas McHugh Carroll … Alexander Whitacre (as Lucas Carroll)
Eddie Jemison … Kirk Schmidt
Rusty Schwimmer … Liz Taylor
Craig Ricci Shaynak … Discouraged Foreman
Tom Papa … Mick Andreas
Rick Overton … Terry Wilson
Melanie Lynskey … Ginger Whitacre
Thomas F. Wilson … Mark Cheviron (as Tom Wilson)
Scott Bakula … Brian Shepard
Scott Adsit … Sid Hulse
Ann Dowd … FBI Special Agent Kate Medford
Allan Havey … FBI Special Agent Dean Paisley
Howie Johnson … Rusty Williams
Joel McHale … FBI Special Agent Bob Herndon
Plot: The U.S. government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre.
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 9 nominations
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2009
All Genres:
Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 2009
Country: USA
Runtime: 95 min
Languages: English
Director: Mark Neveldine
Brian Taylor
Tagline: In the near future, you don't live to play… you'll play to live.
Cast: Gerard Butler … Kable
Amber Valletta … Angie
Michael C. Hall … Ken Castle
Kyra Sedgwick … Gina Parker Smith
Logan Lerman … Simon
Alison Lohman … Trace
Terry Crews … Hackman
Ramsey Moore … Gorge
Ludacris … Humanz Brother (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Aaron Yoo … Humanz Dude
Jonathan Chase … Geek Leader
Dan Callahan … Backup Geek
Brighid Fleming … Delia
Johnny Whitworth … Scotch
Keith Jardine … Mean Slayer
Plot: Set in a future-world where humans can control other humans in mass-scale, multi-player online gaming environments… add synopsis
Awards: 1 win
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